This silly game is intended to be a sister thread to the "Loveliest sopranos...." thread. Since the new subforum is kinda serious this game is meant to be the exact opposite of that. I think we need both the serious AND the silly because although we take opera seriously, we shouldn't take ourselves too seriously.
This is what I have in mind (or rather, I saw a game like this on another forum and I nicked the idea from there):
On the "Loveliest sopranos...." thread we posted pictures of ladies in opera we thought are beautiful, cute, lovable and sexy - in this game we'll actually get to vote, but not vote in the way that we did on the top 100 operas.
The first poster (which will be me) will give one point to three ladies. Always write the names of the three ladies you vote for in bold letters. Behind those names I'll put (+1). So, my post will look like this:
Anna Netrebko (+1)
Renée Fleming (+1)
Kiri Te Kanawa (+1
Let's say that Almaviva is the next poster and he wants to vote for Jane Eaglen, Jessye Norman and Renée Fleming. Than his post should look something like this:
Renée Fleming (+2)
Anna Netrebko (+1)
Kiri Te Kanawa (+1) Jane Eaglen (+1
Jessye Norman (+1)
Every person can vote once a day and the singer who gets up to (+20) first will be the winner. I don't know if by the end of this we'll have a top 10, top 20 or whatever, but let's see how far we'll get.
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa #18 Maria Callas (+20)
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
Renata Tebaldi (+16)
Inva Mula (+14)
Joyce DiDonato (+12)
Teresa Stratas (+12)
Nino Surguladze (+11)
Sonia Ganassi (+11) Anna Caterina Antonacci (+11)
Isabel Bayrakdarian (+10)
Agnes Baltsa (+10)
Ninon Vallin (+8)
Veronique Gens (+7)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (+7) Sumi Jo (+7)
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
Renata Tebaldi (+16)
Inva Mula (+14)
Teresa Stratas (+13)
Joyce DiDonato (+12) Sonia Ganassi (+12)
Nino Surguladze (+11)
Anna Caterina Antonacci (+11) Agnes Baltsa (+11)
Isabel Bayrakdarian (+10)
Ninon Vallin (+8)
Veronique Gens (+7)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (+7)
Sumi Jo (+7)
Wow, I can already vote again? I guess so, my clock just turned 1 minute past midnight.
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
Renata Tebaldi (+16)
Inva Mula (+15)
Teresa Stratas (+13)
Joyce DiDonato (+12)
Sonia Ganassi (+12) Anna Caterina Antonacci (+12)
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
Oh dear, we've again posted almost at the same time so you didn't see my vote. Would you please correct the totals to incorporate my three votes into yours? Thanks. Mula, Antonacci, and Gens should each get one more vote.
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
Renata Tebaldi (+16)
Inva Mula (+15)
Nino Surguladze (+13)
Teresa Stratas (+13)
Joyce DiDonato (+12)
Sonia Ganassi (+12)
Anna Caterina Antonacci (+12)
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
Renata Tebaldi (+16)
Inva Mula (+15)
Teresa Stratas (+14)
Nino Surguladze (+13) Sonia Ganassi (+13)
Joyce DiDonato (+12)
Anna Caterina Antonacci (+12) Agnes Baltsa (+12)
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
Renata Tebaldi (+17)
Inva Mula (+15)
Teresa Stratas (+14)
Nino Surguladze (+13)
Sonia Ganassi (+13)
Joyce DiDonato (+12)
Anna Caterina Antonacci (+12)
Agnes Baltsa (+12)
Ninon Vallin (+10)
Isabel Bayrakdarian (+10)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (+9)
Veronique Gens (+8)
Sumi Jo (+8)
Dawn Upshaw (+6)
Noemi Nadelmann (+6)
Kathleen Battle (+4)
Ainhoa Arteta (+4)
Maya Dashuk (+4)
Shania Twain (+4)
Aleksandra Kurzak (+4) Barbara Hendricks (+4)
Mari Eriksmoen (+3)
Annick Massis (+3)
Cassandre Berthon (+3)
Jana Dolezilkova (+3)
Alnitak's ex-girlfriend (+2)
Anne Sofie von Otter (+2)
Kate Royal (+2)
Dinara Alieva (+1)
Cecilia Bartoli (+1)
Anna Bonitatibus (+1)
Susan Graham (+1)
Vesselina Kasarova (+1)
Stéphanie d'Oustrac's legs (+1)
Catherine Naglestad's breasts (+1)
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
Renata Tebaldi (+17)
Inva Mula (+16)
Teresa Stratas (+14)
Nino Surguladze (+13)
Sonia Ganassi (+13) Anna Caterina Antonacci (+13)
Joyce DiDonato (+12)
Agnes Baltsa (+12)
Ninon Vallin (+10)
Isabel Bayrakdarian (+10)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (+9) Veronique Gens (+9)
Sumi Jo (+8)
Dawn Upshaw (+6)
Noemi Nadelmann (+6)
Kathleen Battle (+4)
Ainhoa Arteta (+4)
Maya Dashuk (+4)
Shania Twain (+4)
Aleksandra Kurzak (+4)
Barbara Hendricks (+4)
Mari Eriksmoen (+3)
Annick Massis (+3)
Cassandre Berthon (+3)
Jana Dolezilkova (+3)
Alnitak's ex-girlfriend (+2)
Anne Sofie von Otter (+2)
Kate Royal (+2)
Dinara Alieva (+1)
Cecilia Bartoli (+1)
Anna Bonitatibus (+1)
Susan Graham (+1)
Vesselina Kasarova (+1)
Stéphanie d'Oustrac's legs (+1)
Catherine Naglestad's breasts (+1)
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
Renata Tebaldi (+17)
Inva Mula (+16)
Nino Surguladze (+14)
Teresa Stratas (+14)
Sonia Ganassi (+13)
Anna Caterina Antonacci (+13) Joyce DiDonato (+13)
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
Renata Tebaldi (+18)
Inva Mula (+16)
Nino Surguladze (+14)
Teresa Stratas (+14) Anna Caterina Antonacci (+14)
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
Renata Tebaldi (+18)
Inva Mula (+16)
Teresa Stratas (+15)
Nino Surguladze (+14)
Anna Caterina Antonacci (+14) Sonia Ganassi (+14)
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
Renata Tebaldi (+18)
Inva Mula (+17)
Teresa Stratas (+15) Anna Caterina Antonacci (+15)
Nino Surguladze (+14)
Sonia Ganassi (+14)
Joyce DiDonato (+13)
Agnes Baltsa (+13)
Ninon Vallin (+11) Veronique Gens (+11)
Isabel Bayrakdarian (+10)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (+9)
Sumi Jo (+9)
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
Renata Tebaldi (+19)
Inva Mula (+17)
Teresa Stratas (+15)
Anna Caterina Antonacci (+15)
Nino Surguladze (+14)
Sonia Ganassi (+14)
Joyce DiDonato (+13)
Agnes Baltsa (+13)
Ninon Vallin (+11)
Veronique Gens (+11)
Isabel Bayrakdarian (+10) Sumi Jo (+10)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (+9)
Dawn Upshaw (+6)
Noemi Nadelmann (+6) Barbara Hendricks (+6)
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
Renata Tebaldi (+19)
Inva Mula (+18)
Teresa Stratas (+15)
Anna Caterina Antonacci (+15)
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
Renata Tebaldi (+19)
Inva Mula (+18)
Anna Caterina Antonacci (+16) Joyce DiDonato (+16)
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
Dawn Upshaw (+6)
Noemi Nadelmann (+6)
Barbara Hendricks (+6) Maya Dashuk (+5)
Kathleen Battle (+5)
Aleksandra Kurzak (+5)
Ainhoa Arteta (+4)
Shania Twain (+4)
Mari Eriksmoen (+3)
Annick Massis (+3)
Cassandre Berthon (+3)
Jana Dolezilkova (+3) Annette Dasch (+2)
Alnitak's ex-girlfriend (+2)
Anne Sofie von Otter (+2)
Kate Royal (+2)
Dinara Alieva (+1)
Cecilia Bartoli (+1)
Anna Bonitatibus (+1)
Susan Graham (+1)
Vesselina Kasarova (+1)
Stéphanie d'Oustrac's legs (+1)
Catherine Naglestad's breasts (+1)
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
Renata Tebaldi (+19)
Inva Mula (+18)
Anna Caterina Antonacci (+16)
Joyce DiDonato (+16) Teresa Stratas (+16)
#1 Anna Netrebko
#2 Renée Fleming
#3 Patricia Petibon
#4 Isabel Leonard
#5 Danielle de Niese
#6 Natalie Dessay
#7 Kiri Te Kanawa
#8 Miah Persson
#9 Draculette
#10 Elina Garanca
#11 Nino Machaidze
#12 Mirella Freni
#13 Diana Damrau
#14 Marina Poplavskaya
#15 Anna Moffo
#16 Frederica von Stade
#17 Lisa della Casa
#18 Maria Callas
Renata Tebaldi (+19) Inva Mula (+19)
Anna Caterina Antonacci (+17) Joyce DiDonato (+16)
Teresa Stratas (+16)
Dawn Upshaw (+6)
Noemi Nadelmann (+6)
Barbara Hendricks (+6)
Maya Dashuk (+5)
Kathleen Battle (+5)
Aleksandra Kurzak (+5)
Ainhoa Arteta (+4)
Shania Twain (+4)
Mari Eriksmoen (+3)
Annick Massis (+3)
Cassandre Berthon (+3)
Jana Dolezilkova (+3)
Annette Dasch (+2)
Alnitak's ex-girlfriend (+2)
Anne Sofie von Otter (+2)
Kate Royal (+2)
Dinara Alieva (+1)
Cecilia Bartoli (+1)
Anna Bonitatibus (+1)
Susan Graham (+1)
Vesselina Kasarova (+1)
Stéphanie d'Oustrac's legs (+1)
Catherine Naglestad's breasts (+1)
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